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Interprovincial Migration
This refers to the movement of individuals between provinces or states within a country, with the intention of settling permanently...
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InterQual Criteria
A set of measurable, clinical indicators, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic services reflecting the need for hospitalization. Rather than being based on diagnosis, they consider the level of illness of the patient and the services required; thus the... |
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Intervention Group
The group of participants receiving treatment in randomized control trials and other epidemiological study designs. In Chateau et al. (2015), "treatment" consisted of an educational mailing package that physicians in the intervention group received whe... |
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Intra-Urban Areas
A method of dividing the city of Winnipeg into three areas (inner core, outer core and suburb) based on distinct physical and social characteristics (housing age, population density and household income) from 2001 census data. |
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Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC)
The intraclass (sometimes called intracluster) correlation coefficient (ICC) tells us how similar elements in the same cluster (group) are. It provides a measure of homogeneity within the clusters (Lohr, Sharon L. (1999)). It ranges from 0 to 1 with value... |
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Intrapartum
"The time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and expulsion of the placenta." (Olds SB et al., 2004). |
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
"The occurrence of poor fetal growth which may happen through a number of mechanisms" (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2008, page 130). IUGR is different than Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) as SGA refers to size after a baby is born. For more informat... |
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Inuit
A term used to describe one of three distinct groups of people recognized as Indigenous in the Constitution Act (1982), the others being First Nation and Métis. The Inuit reside all over Canada, but their original communities are located across Inuit Nun... |
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Invasive Cancer
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) defines Invasive Cancer as "Cancer that has spread beyond the layer of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Also called infiltrating cancer." Source: |
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Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting (IPTW)
Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting (IPTW) is a statistical method used to create groups that are otherwise similar when examining the effect of a treatment or exposure. In contrast to matching treated and untreated individuals on a select group of ... |
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common problem that affects the large intestine and causes abdominal cramping, bloating and a change in bowel habits. See MedlinePlus® - Health Topi... |
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IRU
acronym for Intensity of Resource Use (IRU) |
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
Ischemia (is-KE'me-ah) is a condition in which the blood flow (and thus oxygen) is restricted to a part of the body. Cardiac ischemia is the name for lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle. Thus, the term 'ischemic heart disease' refers to hear... |
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Incidence
The average number of new cases of IHD among residents age 19 and older per 100 person-years at risk. Incidence was calculated over a five-year time period and is age- and sex-adjusted to the Manitoba population age 19 and older. Please see the |
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Mortality
This is an indicator measuring the crude and adjusted mortality rates for residents age 19 and older with and without IHD. Individuals were categorized as with or without IHD in a five-fiscal-year period and their mortality rate was calculated in the sub... |
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Prevalence / Treatment Prevalence
The proportion of residents age 19+ diagnosed with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), defined by a combination of data in physician visits, hospitalizations, and prescription drugs, from two years of data. Values are adjusted to reflect the population of Mani... |
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